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Buffalo Bill
1846–1917
A real-life frontiersman who turned himself into one of the biggest legends of the American West, he helped shape how generations imagined cowboys, scouts, and life on the frontier. His story blends adventure, performance, and myth in a way that still feels larger than life.
4 Audiobooks
The Life of Hon. William F. Cody, Known as Buffalo Bill, the Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide An Autobiography
by Buffalo Bill
The Great Salt Lake Trail
by Henry Inman, Buffalo Bill
An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody)
by Buffalo Bill
The Adventures of Buffalo Bill
by Buffalo Bill
About the author
Born William Frederick Cody in Iowa in 1846, Buffalo Bill came of age on the moving edge of the American frontier. Sources such as Britannica and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West describe a life that included work as a rider, hunter, army scout, and performer before he became internationally famous.
His fame grew far beyond his actual frontier experience. Through dime novels, stage productions, and especially Buffalo Bill's Wild West, he turned western life into public spectacle, presenting sharpshooters, riders, reenactments, and frontier scenes to huge audiences in the United States and Europe. That show made him one of the best-known Americans of his era.
Today, Cody is remembered both as a historical figure and as a maker of legend. He died in 1917, but his name still stands for the dramatic, complicated image of the Old West that he helped create and popularize.